In a laud­able dis­play of com­mit­ment to ed­u­ca­tion and gen­der equal­ity, Sat­sang Guru Nanak Dar­bar Trust, es­tab­lished un­der the aegis of Gur­d­wara Sat­sang Guru Nanak Dar­bar, at a re­cent func­tion in Delhi ho­n­oured fe­male stu­dents for aca­d­e­mic ex­cel­lence. Up­hold­ing the revered dic­tum of Sar­bat da Bhala and fol­low­ing up on the call of Jathedar Akal Takht to Gur­d­waras to con­tribute re­sources for ed­u­ca­tion out of San­gat of­fer­ings for ed­u­ca­tion, the trust be­stowed a com­mend­able ser­vice to so­ci­ety, dis­trib­ut­ing high-end lap­tops to 26 de­serv­ing girl stu­dents, fos­ter­ing dig­i­tal in­clu­siv­ity and em­pow­er­ment. WSN re­ports.

Hail­ing from eco­nom­i­cally weaker sec­tions and hav­ing at­tained an im­pres­sive score of 85% or above in the CBSE Class XII ex­am­i­na­tions of 2022-23, young as­pi­rants from the Sci­ence, Com­merce, and Hu­man­i­ties fac­ul­ties were cel­e­brated for their aca­d­e­mic ex­cel­lence and per­se­ver­ance at a re­cently held func­tion in Delhi. The Sat­sang Guru Nanak Dar­bar Trust made this pos­si­ble through the ini­tia­tive taken by the Sat­sang Guru Nanak Dar­bar to al­lo­cate 5 per­cent of the con­tri­bu­tions of the San­gat for ed­u­ca­tion pur­poses and fund­ing un­der the CSR ini­tia­tive by the cor­po­rate sec­tor.

“With this ini­tia­tive, we are tak­ing a sig­nif­i­cant step to­wards em­pow­er­ing young women to chase their dreams and carve a fu­ture filled with op­por­tu­ni­ties.”

Speak­ing to WSN, for­mer Ma­jor Gen­eral Par­tap Singh, ed­i­tor of The Sikh Re­view, re­marked, “This event is­n’t just about dis­trib­ut­ing gad­gets. It’s a tes­ta­ment to the com­mu­ni­ty’s com­mit­ment to progress, equal­ity, and em­pow­er­ing the next gen­er­a­tion.”

The charis­matic Cha­ran­jit Singh -the sheet an­chor of this ini­tia­tive, speak­ing to the World Sikh News, shared his sen­ti­ments, say­ing “In the era of dig­i­tal­iza­tion, such en­deav­ours not only up­lift the down­trod­den but also help bridge the vast chasm of the dig­i­tal di­vide. It’s a proud mo­ment for us and a bright one for these bril­liant stu­dents.”

“With this ini­tia­tive, we are tak­ing a sig­nif­i­cant step to­wards em­pow­er­ing young women to chase their dreams and carve a fu­ture filled with op­por­tu­ni­ties.”

“It would be a com­mend­able and so­cially re­spon­si­ble ini­tia­tive if Gur­d­waras and other re­li­gious bod­ies chose to spare funds for em­pow­er­ing and sup­port­ing stu­dents in dif­fer­ent ways. Such a ges­ture aligns with the prin­ci­ples of char­ity, com­mu­nity sup­port, and ed­u­ca­tion that many re­li­gious or­ga­ni­za­tions pro­mote,” he added.

Em­i­nent per­son­al­i­ties like Retd Jus­tice G. S. Sis­tani and Tal­want Singh of Delhi High Courts, Dr Cha­ran Singh, Chair­man of Pun­jab & Sind Bank, and so­cial ac­tivist Ka­maaljit Singh em­pha­sized the ur­gency of com­put­ing skills in to­day’s age. They cham­pi­oned the cause of equip­ping stu­dents with the nec­es­sary tools for their aca­d­e­mic and pro­fes­sional jour­neys.

Dr Cha­ran Singh, Chair­man of Pun­jab and Sind Bank, speak­ing to the awardees and the San­gat said, “For stu­dent em­pow­er­ment, ed­u­ca­tional in­sti­tu­tions are em­brac­ing tech­nol­ogy by pro­vid­ing lap­tops to their stu­dents. This ini­tia­tive by the trust and the Gur­d­wara Sahib as­so­ci­ated with it will bridge the dig­i­tal di­vide and equip mer­i­to­ri­ous and de­serv­ing stu­dents with es­sen­tial tools for learn­ing and growth in to­day’s dig­i­tal age.”

One of the top­pers Prab­hjot Kaur, speak­ing to WSN said, “This is a gi­ant leap for us. We are grate­ful. Each one of us is thank­ful that this step will change the way in which we move ahead with our ed­u­ca­tional jour­ney. Lap­tops of­fer a mul­ti­tude of ben­e­fits, from fa­cil­i­tat­ing ac­cess to a wealth of on­line ed­u­ca­tional re­sources to pro­mot­ing dig­i­tal lit­er­acy and skill de­vel­op­ment. This in­vest­ment will em­power stu­dents to be­come in­formed, in­no­v­a­tive, and tech-savvy in­di­vid­u­als.”

Com­merce awardee Az­ima Kha­toon said, “I am in­deed on top of the world. I can­not thank you more. It’s a step for­ward in cre­at­ing a more eq­ui­table and dig­i­tally pro­fi­cient gen­er­a­tion, lay­ing the foun­da­tion for a brighter and more in­clu­sive fu­ture.”

Abha Rawat of the Hu­man­i­ties fac­ulty had tears rolling down her cheek in grat­i­tude and in the hope of ex­celling in ed­u­ca­tion in the years to come.

So­cial ac­tivist Ka­maaljit Singh said, “Grant­ing stu­dents ac­cess to lap­tops will not only fos­ter equal op­por­tu­ni­ties but also pre­pare stu­dents for the chal­lenges and op­por­tu­ni­ties that lie ahead in an in­creas­ingly tech­nol­ogy-dri­ven world.”

Sim­rat­bir Singh, a rep­re­sen­ta­tive of the trust, spoke pas­sion­ately about the ini­tia­tive, stat­ing, “With this ini­tia­tive, we are tak­ing an­other sig­nif­i­cant step to­wards em­pow­er­ing young women to chase their dreams and carve a fu­ture filled with op­por­tu­ni­ties.”

He called upon both the San­gat and cor­po­rate en­ti­ties to con­tribute to pro­jects aimed at ed­u­cat­ing un­der­priv­i­leged stu­dents, thus fos­ter­ing a more eq­ui­table learn­ing en­vi­ron­ment.

Three stel­lar stu­dents -Prab­hjot Kaur (Sci­ence), Az­ima Kha­toon (Com­merce), and Abha Rawat (Hu­man­i­ties), were cel­e­brated as top­pers in their re­spec­tive streams.

Three stel­lar stu­dents -Prab­hjot Kaur (Sci­ence), Az­ima Kha­toon (Com­merce), and Abha Rawat (Hu­man­i­ties), were cel­e­brated as top­pers in their re­spec­tive streams.

Op­er­at­ing as a bea­con of hope and ser­vice in New Delhi, the Sat­sang Guru Nanak Dar­bar Trust re­mains stead­fast in its mis­sion across ed­u­ca­tion, health­care, and wel­fare do­mains.

A sym­bol of com­mu­nity ser­vice and holis­tic de­vel­op­ment in New Delhi -the Trust, based in La­j­pat Na­gar, New Delhi, has been con­sis­tently in­volved in mul­ti­ple ar­eas of so­cial up­lift­ment in­clud­ing ed­u­ca­tion for un­der­priv­i­leged chil­dren, health­care through home­opa­thy, and em­pow­er­ment of un­or­ga­nized work­ers.

The unique and tire­less ef­forts of the Sat­sang Guru Nanak Dar­bar Trust un­der­score their ded­i­ca­tion to com­mu­nity ser­vice and holis­tic de­vel­op­ment, set­ting an in­spir­ing ex­am­ple for so­ci­ety at large.